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Plasticity in high-order cognition: Evidence of dissociation in aphasia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2007

Rosemary Varley
Rosemary Varley
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Human Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TA, United Kingdom. r.a.varley@sheffield.ac.ukhttp://www.shef.ac.uk/hcs/sta-/varley
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Abstract

High-order constructs such as intelligence result from the interaction of numerous processing systems, one of which is language. However, in determining the role of language in intelligence, attention must be paid to evidence from lesion studies and, in particular, evidence of dissociation of functions where high-order cognition can be demonstrated in face of profound aphasia.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , April 2007 , pp. 171 - 172
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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